2. a. Define stress b. enumerate factors influencing stress
along with stress adaptation models
Stress:
In a medical or biological context stress is a physical, mental,
or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension.
Stresses can be external (from the environment,
psychological, or social situations) or internal (illness, or from
a medical procedure). Stress can initiate the "fight or flight"
response, a complex reaction of neurologic and
endocrinologic systems.
Factors influencing stress along with stress adaptation
models
Introduction
. Stuart Stress Adaptation Model is a model of of psychiatric
nursing care, which integrates biological, psychological,
sociocultural, environmental, and legal-ethical aspects of
patient care into a unified framework for practice. The Stuart
Stress Adaptation Model of health and wellness provides a
consistent nursing-oriented framework (Stuart, 2009).
Assumptions
. "Nature is ordered as a social hierarchy from the simplest
unit to the most complex and the individual is a part of
family, group, community, society, and the larger biosphere."
"Nursing care is provided within a biological, psychological,
sociocultural, environmental, and legal-ethical context."
Health/illness and adaptation/maladaptation (nursing
along with stress adaptation models
Stress:
In a medical or biological context stress is a physical, mental,
or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension.
Stresses can be external (from the environment,
psychological, or social situations) or internal (illness, or from
a medical procedure). Stress can initiate the "fight or flight"
response, a complex reaction of neurologic and
endocrinologic systems.
Factors influencing stress along with stress adaptation
models
Introduction
. Stuart Stress Adaptation Model is a model of of psychiatric
nursing care, which integrates biological, psychological,
sociocultural, environmental, and legal-ethical aspects of
patient care into a unified framework for practice. The Stuart
Stress Adaptation Model of health and wellness provides a
consistent nursing-oriented framework (Stuart, 2009).
Assumptions
. "Nature is ordered as a social hierarchy from the simplest
unit to the most complex and the individual is a part of
family, group, community, society, and the larger biosphere."
"Nursing care is provided within a biological, psychological,
sociocultural, environmental, and legal-ethical context."
Health/illness and adaptation/maladaptation (nursing
